Asylum and Its Discontents in the United States
I haven’t written about the asylum backlog in awhile. Mostly, that’s because the subject is too depressing. Cases are taking years. Many of my clients are separated from their spouses and children. A number of my clients have given up, and left the U.S. for Canada or parts unknown. The backlog has also made the … Read more
The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman recently released its 2015 annual report to Congress. The report discusses all aspects of USCIS operations, and provides some new information about the asylum backlog and the government’s efforts to improve the situation. You may already be familiar with the Ombudsman’s office–they are the ones who provide … Read more
The DHS Office of the Ombudsman recently issued formal recommendations for the treatment of unaccompanied minor asylum seekers. The report is entitled Ensuring a Fair and Effective Asylum Process for Unaccompanied Alien Children. In 2008, the law was changed so that review of unaccompanied child asylum cases was shifted from EOIR (the Immigration Courts) to … Read more